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If you're using Nix directly from the Nix upstream: skip the 2.25.0 release, or adjust your Nix expressions. Users of https://lnkd.in/eBkB47N3 are unaffected. See:

We're considering making a community of Nix users in or adjacent to the governmental, national security, or intelligence spaces. If this interests you, please reach out so we can set something up: [email protected]

Nix 2.24.10 is now available by default through all Determinate distribution channels. Determinate users can update via: * our flake: https://lnkd.in/eqdmUEni * or by running `determinate-nixd upgrade` Nix users can update to Nix 2.24.10 via our Nix flake: https://lnkd.in/eBkB47N3 Or, update via: nix upgrade-nix --nix-store-paths-url https://lnkd.in/e6vzqT7t Feel free to reach out on Discord or other support lines for further questions: https://lnkd.in/eHFEUBTj

Nix 2.24.10 is currently phasing in through all Determinate distribution channels. This release improves the security of Nix when using the optional, stricter sandbox on macOS. An upstream advisory is not yet available. Users of our Nix flake https://buff.ly/3WYNkvP may update their flake to use the latest version of Nix. Users of NixOS can use this flake to get an updated Nix using the examples on that page. Users of Determinate can update via: determinate-nixd upgrade, or by updating their https://buff.ly/3Yr78sC flake. Feel free to reach out on Discord or other support lines for further questions. See: https://buff.ly/3MEIXRO

The future of software is Nix: the vision of Determinate, and our effort to unabashedly evolve the Nix ecosystem. New on the blog:

Ok NixCon Launch Week friends, part two: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes are generally available. Check it out: https://buff.ly/3NDF6Fm It's a binary cache, with access control that makes sense for teams, with an API that makes deployments a breeze. You're going to love it.

It's the week of NixCon, and we've got some news 👀. Let's kick it off. Announcing: Determinate Nix. https://buff.ly/4eOCxw7 Easy binary cache configuration, better hardware support, and more. It "does the right thing" in more places most of the time.

Notice: Determinate Nix Installer and related software will discontinue macOS Monterey (version 12) support starting October 21. This change mirrors Apple's support policy, and is in advance of GitHub Actions' discontinuing support on December 3. See:

From the lab 👁️ 👁️: Nix store provenance tracking.

The reviews are in: Determinate Nix Installer's support for zero-touch installs to macOS on AWS finally puts the "E" in "EC2". Link, if you missed it: